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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was Billy Cordoba seen for his unknown, but serious illness?

2. What was the color of Turner's skin, according to his doctor? ________ orange.

3. What is NOT one of the diagnoses that the woman who entered the Dallas hospital was given?

4. Jimson weed is a distant relative of the _________ plant, a distant cousin according to the book.

5. What kind of buildup does aspirin prevent in the kidneys of the body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the eleven men were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning when they were first seen by medical professionals?

2. What did Billy receive as treatment when he was first admitted and then discharged to home?

3. What did a German scientist discover about aspirin in 1874, according to the book?

4. Describe the one carrier mentioned in the chapter, as this person was known by the Health Department.

5. How does a person contract anthrax if they come across it in the world?

6. What happened to Vernon Berry when he was traveling around the world?

7. What did the hospital tests on Elmo reveal to be a source of his condition?

8. What ended up causing the contamination of the fruit at Tony's Market, leading to the illnesses?

9. What is the cause of death for a person who has contracted rabies and is not able to get treatment in time?

10. Who were the people to become ill after eating lunch together, more ill than the ones with whom they dined?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

J.C. Penney refused to take the box of jeans that was damaged and later found out to be poisonous.

Part 1: Do you think J.C. Penney should have done more to prevent those jeans from being sold?

Part 2: What is a store's responsibility to the seller of a certain box of merchandise?

Part 3: Why do you think the delivery person who presented the box didn't think to return the box to the supplier?

Essay Topic 2

Finding out what causes an illness can be an exciting job, but one that might be time consuming and challenging too.

Part 1: Why do you think illnesses can be difficult to diagnose?

Part 2: How do you think a person trains to be able to diagnose a mysterious illness?

Part 3: Do you think you would like to become a medical detective?

Essay Topic 3

Strange diseases, like the case of the orange man, are interesting to doctors, but the patients might have other reactions.

Part 1: How do you think you would respond if you suddenly turned another color?

Part 2: Why do you think the patient didn't make the connection to the foods he was eating?

Part 3: What would it take for you to go into a doctor to find out what disease you had?

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